Stripped in Court For Black Dragon Secret Society Marks Incident at Cowra Court
The normally prosaic Cowra courtroom took on a new character yesterday (says Tuesday's "Guardian") with two Formosan…
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Courts & crime, 1946
256 stories in Lachlan (Forbes, Parkes, Cowra)'s papers · page 2 of 13
Mrs. Ivers Guilty of No Offence Discharged at His Honor's Direction Without Jury Leaving the Court
WHEN Mr. J. Lamaro, Crown Prosecutor, was outlining the case to the jury at Forbes Quarter Sessions yesterday in which Mrs. Lilian May Ivers was charged with fraudulent appropriation of the sum of £202, he said, subject to correction…
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A sentence of six mouths' imprisonment (concurrent) on each of two charges of stealing was imposed upon Matthew Monoghan by Mr. H…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Police on Warpath Sunday Trading Must Stop
Any West Wyalong or district resident who is troubled, with a thirst on Sunday and hopes to quench it at his favorite hotel, will be well advised…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Favor for Friend Landed Motorist In Court
The age of chivalry is not dead, but it is a safe [?]et that it is mighty close to it as far as Robert Crawford Harrison, of Wyalong, is concerned…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Gundagai Hospital Sued Two Supreme Court Writs Issued
It is learned that two Supreme Court writs claiming damages for £2000 and £1000 respectively have been issued by Mr. William Sheather…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →No Liquor Mark for Ex-aif Man Family History Impresses Magistrate Bond Only Way Out of Difficult Position
The long and creditable business career of his late parents, and his own standing in the hotel business, plus several years' service toith the AIF, were mentioned by Solicitor H. J. Englert at the West Wyalong Police Court, when appearing, for George, Herbert Wheeler, licensee of the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Clever Piece of Detection In Hotel Stealing at Forbes Defendant Sentenced to Six Months
At Forbes Police Court on Wednesday, before Mr. H. K. Ford, J.P., Win. Rivers, 66, who admitted to 46 previous convictions for all…
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The following flashes of humo[?] were heard at Wast, [?] Wyalong Police Court:—Constable Witkins: Defendant is…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Parkes Municipal Council Charged With Failing to Destroy Rabbits
At last Friday's Court of Petty Sessions, at Parkes, Stock Inspector Thomas Jones (represented by Mr. Meillon) proceeded against two…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →FINED £1 For Assault on Invalid Pensioner John O'Connor Pleads Guilty
When John O'Connor, on remand on ball, was called at Forbes Police Court on Thursday on a charge of having unlawfully assaulted…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Fight for Possession of Premises Question of Hardship Raised Local Court Case
ALTHOUGH all formalities were admitted, and it was stated the only contest would be as to where the greatest amount of hardship rested, the case in which P. T. Knapton applied to the local court for possession of premises occupied by James…
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Eric Boy ton (33), cook, was bound over by Mr. W. K. Earls, P.M., at Parkes Police Court on Friday, to be of good behaviour for twelve months. He…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Tobacco Thefts Four Men Charged and Remanded Bathurst Case
Remands until March 28 were granted at the Bathurst court this week when four men were charged in connection with the recent…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Forbes Double Murder W. R. Bathgate on Trial Case Proceeding
The case in which William Robert Bathgate, a former, is charged with the murder of Luigi Orilga, an Italian market gardener…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Court of Petty Sessions Before Mr. W. Earls, P.M. Only two cases dealt with at the Court on Tuesday, 12th inst., but were fairly long ones. Failure to Destroy Rabbits
Mr. A. Fox Ashwin pleaded not guilty and defended his own case. Mr. H. C. Hodby appeared, for the P.P. Board…
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William Robert Buthgate, farmer (47), of Forbes, was found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder of an Italian market gardener…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Found Guilty of Murder W. R. Bathgate, of Forbes Sentenced to Death
WILLIAM Robert Bathgate (47), farmer, of Forbes, was on Wednesday, in the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, found guilty and sentenced to death for the murder of Italian market gardener, Luigi Orilga, at Forbes, on October 9, 1935…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Marriage License Found at Scene of Burglary
After Messrs J. S. Taylor's Pty, Ltd. Broadway Stores, Junee, had been rifled Junee police investigating the incident made a rather starting discovery…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Unusual Scene in Court Hairdresser Gives Demonstration Expert Hints on Permanent Waves
A Magistrate, doctor, solicitors, police, and court officials, crowded about the Bench at the West Wyalong Court House, keenly interested in a lady hairdresser who was giving a demonstration of hair waving, during the hearing of an action in the Small Debts Court…
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